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10th grade Predict how an equilibrium shifts worksheet

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Predict how an equilibrium shifts

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  1. At constant temperature, an equilibrium gas mixture is squeezed from 12 L to 4 L. By what factor does its pressure rise, Bo?

  2. At constant temperature, an equilibrium gas mixture is squeezed from 20 L to 8 L. By what factor does its pressure rise, Esme?

  3. Cooler temperatures favor ammonia. Why does the ammonia process run at 400–500 °C, Jun?

    • A cooler reaction is too slow
    • Heat makes more NH₃ at equilibrium
    • The catalyst melts below 400 °C
  4. What is ammonia from the ammonia process mainly used to make, Kira?

    • Fertilizer
    • Table salt
    • Drinking water
  5. The ammonia equilibrium has Kp ≈ 10⁻⁵ at about 500 °C. What does this mean, Luz?

    • The reaction is very fast
    • Little NH₃ at equilibrium
    • Most of it turns into NH₃
  6. Milo says a catalyst raises the amount of NH₃ at equilibrium. Agree or disagree?

    • Agree: catalysts add more N₂
    • Agree: catalysts push toward products
    • Disagree: it only speeds the approach
  7. Noah says adding a catalyst to an equilibrium mixture makes it shift toward products. Agree or disagree?

    • Disagree: the equilibrium stays put
    • Agree: it removes the reactants
    • Agree: a catalyst favors the products
  8. Pia says raising the pressure on H₂ + I₂ ⇌ 2 HI makes more HI. Agree or disagree?

    • Agree: pressure favors products here
    • Disagree: gas moles are equal
    • Agree: HI is the heavier gas
  9. Extra NH₃ is added to the ammonia equilibrium. Which way does it shift, Ren?

    • Toward more NH₃
    • It does not shift
    • Toward N₂ and H₂
  10. Which pair of changes both give more NH₃ at equilibrium, Tala?

    • Lower pressure and adding NH₃
    • Higher pressure and removing NH₃
    • Higher temperature and adding NH₃
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Predict how an equilibrium shifts. Every version has 10 questions, and the answer key prints on the second page.

What your child will learn

  • I can use Le Châtelier's principle: an equilibrium shifts to ease a change.
  • I can predict shifts for added or removed substances, pressure (gas moles) and temperature (heat as reactant or product).
  • I can say a catalyst speeds the approach but doesn't shift the equilibrium.
  • I can choose changes that raise the yield of ammonia, as HS-PS1-6 asks, and explain the ammonia process's trade-off.

Standard: HS-PS1-6

Words to know

Le Châtelier's principle: A changed equilibrium shifts to ease the change

shift right: Toward the products

gas moles: The total coefficients of gases on one side

yield: How much product is made

ammonia process: Making NH₃ from N₂ and H₂ (Haber–Bosch)

Common mistakes

Your child multiplied by 2. Each N₂ makes two NH₃, so the N₂ needed is the NH₃ amount divided by 2.

Your child used the 3 in front of H₂ but not the 2 in front of NH₃. Three H₂ make two NH₃.

Your child divided the new volume by the old. Squeezing a gas into less space raises its pressure by old volume ÷ new volume.

Questions parents ask

What is the most common mistake with predict how an equilibrium shifts?

Your child multiplied by 2. Each N₂ makes two NH₃, so the N₂ needed is the NH₃ amount divided by 2.

Are these 10th grade science worksheets free to print?

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